How To Make A Fake Irish Driving Licence At Home
Introduction
You can exchange a driving licence issued by an EUmember state or an EEA member state (Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) foran Irish driving licence.
Driving licences are designed to be difficult to forge and possess many features that are hard to copy. The driving licence also has tactile surfaces, tactile engraved text, changing colours, as well as complex background designs. You may spot a fake driving licence by the following features: An incorrect flag image; A plain or simple-patterned. A MAN caught using a fake driving licence was fined and banned from driving when he came before Gorey District Court. S hane McCaul (27), of Marshalstown, Enniscorthy, was charged with driving a commercial van without insurance or a licence, and using a fake licence, at Ballyhast, Gorey, on May 12 last.
You can also exchange a driving licence issued by certain recognised statesfor an Irish driving licence. See ‘Recognised states below’.
If your driving licence was issued by a country that is not recognised fordriving licence exchange, you cannot exchange your licence for an Irishlicence. You will need to go through the full driver licensing procedurestarting with the drivertheory test. However, when you have your learner permit, you will only needto take 6 essential driver training (EDT) lessons instead of the usual 12lessons.
UK Licences and Brexit
If you live in Ireland and have a UK driving licence, your licence is nolonger recognised in Ireland. You should exchange your licence for an Irishlicence as soon as possible. You cannot exchange a UK licence if it has beenexpired for more than one year. You will continue to be licensed during theexchange process. The National Driver Licence Service will give you a receiptto confirm you are exchanging a licence.
The NDLS has published a useful FAQdocument on Brexit and driving licences.
Recognised states
You can exchange your licence if it was issued by an EU or EEA country. Ifyou wish to exchange your EU or EEA licence, you must do so within 10 years ofits expiry date. You can also exchange a UK licence.
If it was issued by a country that is outside the EU or EEA, you can applyto exchange it for an Irish licence if your licence was issued by:
- Australia
- Canada (but not from all provinces – see note below)
- Gibraltar
- Guernsey
- Isle of Man
- Japan
- Jersey
- South Africa
- Republic of Korea (South Korea)
- Switzerland
- New Zealand
- Taiwan
Note: You can exchange a Canadian licence that was issuedby the following provinces:

- Ontario
- Manitoba
- Newfoundland
- British Columbia
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
Not all categories of licence can be exchanged in every case. You can readmore about the specificexchange rules governing each country and territory listed above on theNDLS website.
You must exchange your licence within 1 year of its expiration date.
Licences that were previously exchanged
If your original licence was issued in a non-recognised country, and youexchanged it for a licence in a recognised country, you cannot exchange yourlicence for an Irish licence.
Driving on a foreign licence inIreland
If you have a driving licence issued by an EU or EEA memberstate you can drive in Ireland as long as your existing licence isvalid. If you wish to exchange your driving licence for an equivalent Irishdriving licence when it expires, you must do so within 10 years of your drivinglicence expiring.
UK licences
If you hold a UK driving licence, you can drive in Ireland if you live inthe UK and are visiting Ireland. You are no longer able to drive on your UKlicence if you live in Ireland. You can still exchange it for an Irish licenceprovided the licence is valid or is not expired for more than 1 year. You willcontinue to be licensed during the exchange process. The National DriverLicence Service will give you a receipt to confirm you are exchanging alicence.
Recognised states
If your licence was issued by one of the countries or territories listed in‘recognised states’ above, you can drive in Ireland for up to 1 year whenvisiting, providing your licence is valid.
If you become normally resident in Ireland, you should exchange your drivinglicence or begin the process of applying for an Irish driving licence. You areconsidered to be normally resident in Ireland if, because of personal andoccupational ties, you usually live here for at least 185 days in each calendaryear.
Other licenses
If your licence was issued in a country that is not in the EU, EEA or thelist of recognised states, and you hold a national driving licence and aninternational driving permit from your own country, you may drive in Irelandfor the duration of your temporary visit (up to 12 months).
If your stay in Ireland will be more than 12 months, you can apply for anIrish driving licence but you will need to go through the full driver licensingprocedure. You can read what you need to do in our document on Learning to drive in Ireland.
Rates
The fee for exchanging a foreign driving permit for an Irish driving licenceis €55.
Any required eyesight tests or medical examinations are notfree of charge.
How to exchange your licence
You can apply to exchange your licence online or in person at an NationalDriving Licencing Service (NDLS) centre.
If your driving licence is lost or expired, you need a letter of entitlementfrom the licensing authority in the state that issued your licence. If this ina language other than English, you have to provide a certified translation.
You may need to include a medical report with your application. The NDLS hasinformation on whena medical report is needed.
Applying online
You can apply to exchange your licence online. You will need thefollowing:
- A Public Services Card and verified MyGovID
- Your current licence
- Proof of your address if your address is different to the one you provided when you got your Public Services Card
- Proof that you are normally resident in Ireland if you are not an EU or EEA citizen
- A medical report form if required
- A completed eyesight report
- Application fee of €55 (unless you are 70 or over)
- Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) for professional drivers
You will have to send your licence to the NDLS when you have completed theonline form.
Applying in person
You can apply in person to one of the of the NDLS centres. You must make anappointment while COVID-19 restrictions remain. You should bring the followingwith you to your appointment:
- A completed driver licence application (pdf) form
- Current or most recent driving licence
- Medical report if required
- A completed eyesight report
- Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) if needed
- Application fee of €55 (unless you are 70 or over)
Further information and contacts
The National Driver Licence Service provides information forholders of foreign driving licences on its website.
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